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On the frontline, embracing the future – putting the world to rights with John Robb
Music writer, Louder Than War founder, Membranes/Goldblade bass player/vocalist and eco campaigner John Robb was on his bike when I called, dismounting to answer his phone, the two of us quickly getting on to the Government postponing its so-called ‘Freedom … Continue reading
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Fylde under nature – talking The Membranes’ new record and much more with John Robb
It’s 35 years since music writer, Louder Than War founder and Membranes/Goldblade bass player/vocalist John Robb left the ‘Tatty Seaside Town’ later celebrated on 1988’s Kiss Ass … Godhead! LP. But he clearly still has plenty of time for his … Continue reading
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Tagged BIMM, Blackpool, Chris Packham, Gene Vincent, Glove, Henge, Ian Curtis, Ian Hunter, Jimi Hendrix, John Robb, Johnny Kidd, Joy Division, Kirk Brandon, Liines, Louder than War, Manchester, Mott the Hoople, Nick Brown, Public Service Broadcasting, Queen Zee, The Clash, The Membranes, The Pack, The Ritz, The Subways, The Undertones
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A man of Substance – the Peter Hook interview
‘I’m here now … sorry,’ read my text message, and after a couple of days struggling to locate Peter Hook, it seemed I finally had my chance. We’d missed each other a few times, but seeing as it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Corbijn, Bernard Sumner, Buzzcocks, David Potts, Electric Circus, Freebass, Hacienda, Hacienda Classical, Half Man half Biscuit, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Michael Winterbottom, Monaco, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and the Light, Revenge, Rezillos, Rowetta, Salford, Sex Pistols, Substance, The Clash, The Undertones, Tony Wilson, University of Central Lancashire
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